FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 3b
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Replaces form released on 14:20 15/02/2024
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RNS Number : 3237D
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FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
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A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1
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KEY INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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DS SMITH PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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14-Feb-24
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(f)
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In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
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YES:
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
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MONDI PLC
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree
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to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
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Class of relevant security:
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10p ordinary
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Interests
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Short Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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-1
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Relevant securities owned
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7,904,322
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0.57%
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6,522,217
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0.47%
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and/or controlled:
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-2
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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6,067,389
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0.44%
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7,566,137
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0.54%
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and/or controlled:
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-3
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Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
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and agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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13,971,711
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1.01%
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1.02%
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TOTAL:
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14,088,354
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per unit
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security
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securities
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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894,064
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3.1910 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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541,539
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3.1912 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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161,053
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3.1880 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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160,993
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3.2070 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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113,643
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3.1835 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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90,286
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3.1757 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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51,193
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3.1882 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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34,243
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3.1914 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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27,837
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3.1730 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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26,177
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3.1785 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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23,800
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3.1859 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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19,788
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3.1794 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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16,292
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3.1839 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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14,331
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3.1888 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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14,304
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3.1711 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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11,599
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3.1776 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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9,355
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3.1870 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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8,775
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3.2090 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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7,124
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3.1755 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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5,722
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3.1893 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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5,386
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3.1700 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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3,762
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3.1876 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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3,042
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3.1848 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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3,005
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3.2029 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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2,053
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3.1841 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,967
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3.1810 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,410
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3.1830 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,262
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3.1780 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,132
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3.1680 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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926
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3.1824 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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915
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3.1829 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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711
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3.1871 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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571
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3.1845 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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534
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3.1720 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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358
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3.1886 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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267
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3.1670 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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135
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3.1890 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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108
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3.1805 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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94
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3.1987 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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88
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3.1791 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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86
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3.1765 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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75
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3.1770 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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60
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3.1782 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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15
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3.1913 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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7
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3.2040 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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3
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3.2020 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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3
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3.1796 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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2
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3.2160 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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805,371
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3.1940 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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573,340
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3.1910 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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160,993
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3.2070 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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113,366
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3.1926 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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98,900
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3.1816 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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79,279
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3.1758 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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71,834
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3.1871 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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51,891
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3.1889 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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26,457
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3.1731 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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17,388
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3.1794 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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14,091
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3.1707 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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12,843
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3.1824 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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10,958
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3.1749 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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7,590
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3.1798 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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3,898
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3.1801 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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3,124
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3.1820 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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2,985
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3.1723 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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2,533
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3.1997 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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2,415
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3.1980 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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2,313
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3.1772 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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2,030
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3.1660 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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2,003
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3.2090 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,889
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3.2030 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,807
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3.1751 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,410
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3.1830 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,380
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3.1704 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,328
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3.1896 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,262
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3.1780 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,132
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3.1680 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,024
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3.1775 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,002
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3.1770 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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914
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3.1786 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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892
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3.1700 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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717
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3.1765 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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668
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3.1895 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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534
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3.1720 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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380
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3.1921 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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284
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3.1898 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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267
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3.1670 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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213
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3.2010 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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94
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3.1990 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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7
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3.2040 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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3
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3.2020 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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3
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3.1799 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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2
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3.2160 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing Long
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358
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3.1887 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing Long
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424
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3.1871 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing Long
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926
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3.1824 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing Long
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3,435
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3.2070 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing Long
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4,748
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3.1910 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing Long
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9,355
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3.1870 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening Short
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4,494
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3.1700 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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287
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3.1871 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,312
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3.1751 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,780
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3.1892 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,713
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3.2070 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,722
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3.1893 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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6,772
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3.2090 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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9,497
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3.2070 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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12,056
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3.1735 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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17,839
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3.1823 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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34,243
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3.1914 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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109,815
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3.1897 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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113,643
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3.1835 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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133,722
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3.1910 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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161,053
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3.1880 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,533
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3.1997 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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5,684
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3.1907 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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8,001
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3.1927 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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15,815
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3.2067 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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29,815
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3.1788 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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67,885
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3.1909 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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160,993
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3.2069 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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711
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3.2015 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,328
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3.1896 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,415
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3.1980 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,447
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3.1748 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,148
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3.2070 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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24,154
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3.1926 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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32,610
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3.1910 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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71,123
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3.1870 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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98,900
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3.1816 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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288,803
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3.1909 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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237
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3.1917 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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237
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3.1920 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,372
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3.1821 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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3,448
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3.1838 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,485
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3.1908 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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15,815
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3.1912 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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104,137
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3.1910 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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138,673
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3.1910 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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404,434
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3.1909 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening Long
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89,212
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3.1926 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening Long
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266,131
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3.1907 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening Short
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26,019
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3.1905 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
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Product description
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Exercising/ exercised against
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Number of
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Exercise price per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant
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Nature of Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
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security
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applicable)
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4
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
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any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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26-Mar-24
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134 7213
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